NIST report tackles issue of ‘bias’ in facial biometrics
New research on demographic differentials of biometric facial recognition accuracy, or ‘bias,’ has been published by the U.S. National Institute…
Facial Recognition
A facial recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying or verifying a person from a two- or three-dimensional digital image or a frame from a video source. It is typically used in security systems alone or in combination with other factors. Can also be used to perform liveness detection. Find facial recognition solutions here.
NtechLab to provide facial recognition for smart cities through Rostelecom subsidiary partnership
Rostelecom Group subsidiary Netris and NtechLab have agreed to a partnership to add face recognition to cameras deployed to Netris’…
Restrictions closing in on facial recognition, biometric surveillance in public housing, Alameda, NYPD efforts
Earlier this month, U.S. presidential election Democratic candidates were asked to speak their mind about facial recognition. They were unanimously…
Survey shows Chinese citizens fear biometric data leaks, deepfakes
Almost four out of five people in China (79 percent) fear biometric facial recognition data leaks and 65 percent are…
Ghana Electoral Commission proposes facial biometrics as part of voter register changes
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana is changing the biometric voter registration process for the 2020 elections, adding facial recognition…
Finnish Ministry tests SisuID biometrics, Nixu restructures Amsterdam team
The Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland has taken part in the biometric authentication pilot SisuID to enhance international…
SAFR facial biometrics integrated with 360-degree video system for next-generation video conferencing
SAFR facial recognition and computer vision technology by RealNetworks has been deployed to the BlueJay 360-degree intelligent video system from…
Georgia completes trial of face biometric payments for subway system ahead of Japan
Georgia has successfully completed testing of biometric facial recognition from Riddletag in the Tbilisi subway system, becoming the fourth country…
Selfie biometrics and ID document checking from Onfido to power Entify corporate KYC checks
Onfido has been selected by Estonian one-click legal entity verification solution Entify to provide automated identity verification with document analysis…
Acuant reports double-digit revenue and identity proofing growth, industry honors in 2019
Acuant has registered consecutive positive results and record growth in 2019, the company announced. “We have seen an increase in…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection